Redwoods, beach, kitesurfing
Today Jim (did I mention Jim M is visiting?) and I wandered southward a bit. The original plan was to...
Klingon PSA and old Trek animated series
A few years back, I linked to a bunch of Star Trek fan films and series. Just now happened across...
Mini-review: Despicable Me
Friday evening, Kam and I went to see Despicable Me, and we enjoyed the heck out of it. It was...
Mini-review: Inception
Finally got around to seeing Inception on Friday afternoon. Although the previews looked promising, I went into it with somewhat...
Don’t have a scanner? Use a digital camera
Sometime in the past couple of years, I needed to scan a document and was lamenting the fact that I...
Group note-taking at cons
For years now, I've been thinking it would be cool to have a system for collaborative audience note-taking at sf...
SH benefit reading in San Francisco Saturday night!
Reminder: This month's Writers With Drinks is a benefit for Strange Horizons. When: Saturday, Sept. 11, starting at 7:30 p.m....
Happy holidays!
I'm once again engaging in my quixotic (and only half-serious) pursuit of reclaiming the phrase “happy holidays!” Shana tova and...
Home safe
Don't know when or if I'll write up more about WorldCon. Some good stuff, some not-so-good stuff. Overall glad I...
My 2011 con schedule
It looks like 2011 will be a busy year for conventions for me, mainly because I'll be attending three in...
Strange Horizons tea party at WorldCon
We're having a tenth-birthday tea party at WorldCon on Sunday afternoon. It will run from 2 to 4 p.m., at...
Two fandoms separated by a common language
Yesterday, Carrie V made an excellent suggestion: ask if the con suite would be willing to host an SH tea...